There is no level of lead in a person’s blood that is safe. Lead is a poison if swallowed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin. Lead poisoning is particularly damaging to children and, unfortunately, most prevalent among children. Even low levels of lead in a child’s blood can delay puberty, lower IQ, and cause hyperactivity […]

Distracted driving is to blame for a 10-year high in the number of people killed by drivers running red lights and causing accidents, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety says. AAA Northeast magazine says traffic safety researchers found that 939 people were killed in crashes on U.S. roads in 2017 caused by a driver running a red […]

It’s well understood by people who regularly deal with car accidents that most car crashes are caused by driver error. But how bad a driver or passenger is injured or whether anyone survives a car crash is often determined by the design of the car. Some cars are more dangerous than others. Thanks to improved safety standards, today’s […]

Attorney David Resnick shares his journey as a New York City personal injury lawyer in a new video on the website of David Resnick & Associates, PC. Resnick says that the most rewarding thing about being a personal injury lawyer is helping people turn their lives around and move forward after serious accidents. “People who come to me […]

Despite longstanding efforts to cut down on pedestrian deaths in NYC car accidents, the number of pedestrians who died on New York City roadways in the first half of 2019 was up by more than a fifth compared to the previous year. Recently, three pedestrians were hurt in Queens on a Saturday afternoon when a motorist trying to […]

Because New York City is a large metropolitan area, the police cannot get to every car accident that happens here. Drivers involved in serious car accidents in NYC are responsible for filing accident reports that go to the police. Let’s look at when and how to file a car accident report with the NYC police and […]

There have been multiple news reports recently about cyclists killed in a New York City bicycle accidents. The news reports suggest that “Vison Zero,” the plan to eliminate all traffic-related deaths in New York City by 2024, isn’t working. A recent issue of Bicycling magazine refers to the vigil for slain cyclist Robyn Hightman. A bike racer […]

A recent report in The New York Times says the potential for an elderly person to die from a slip and fall accident has increased in recent years. More people are living well into their 80s and 90s and many seniors are taking medications that can adversely affect balance. While you can’t change your age, you can […]

Falls are among the leading causes of death from unintentional injuries in the United States. Slips, trips and falls caused the deaths of 36,338 people in 2017, according to the National Safety Council’s most recent edition of Injury Facts, comparing 2016 to 2017 there was a 5% increase in fall deaths (primarily among the older population). More often, falls result […]

Being injured in a car wreck is difficult enough, recovering from being hurt, but having to worry about whose fault the T-Bone accident you were just in too can be overwhelming! Understanding whose is at-fault in a side impact collision begins when you call the NYC Injury Attorneys, David Resnick & Associates, P.C., to get started. […]